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to the thicker jungle. Its range appeared separate and distinct from 

 that of the more restricted and secretive species, Halcyon cinna- 

 luoniina pclcivcnsis. Two of the hirds collected were in molt. One 

 female had enlarged gonads. Stomachs contained insects, fish, crabs, 

 and shrimp. 



HIRUNDO RUSTICA GUTTURALIS Scopoli 



Iliniudo gnitiiralis Scopoli. Del. Flor. ct Faun. Insubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 96. 

 (Panay, Philippine Islands, ex Sonnerat.) 



Palau Islands: Angaur Island — i male, September 21. 



A few swallows were observed along beaches and inland lakes at 

 Angaur and Ngesebus Islands. At Guam, four birds were seen flying 

 over Agana River on October 11. The stomach of the male collected 

 at Angaur Island contained about 2 cc. of flies, beetles, and small 

 grasshoppers. 



EDOLISOMA TENUIROSTRE MONACHA (Hartlaub and Finsch) 



Cainpcfliaga monacha Hartlaub axd Finsch, Proc. Zool. See. London, 1872, p. 

 99. (Pelew Islands.) 



Palau Islands (Peleliu Island) : Southeastern Peninsula — 2 fe- 

 males, August 29, 30. 



This bird appeared to be rare in the jungle areas of Peleliu Island. 

 Only the two individuals collected were seen. Stomachs contained 

 insects and plant parts. 



DICRURUS MACROCERCUS HARTERTI Stuart Baker 



Dicrurus ater harterti Stuart Baker, Nov. Zool., vol. 25, 1918, p. 299. 

 (Formosa.) 



Rota Island: Sosan Isthmus — i female, 4 juvenile males, 2 juvenile 

 females, October 18, 19, November 2. 



This drongo was apparentlv introduced from Formosa by the 

 Japanese South Seas Development Company (Nanyo Kohatsu Ka- 

 bushiki Kaisha) about 1935. An illustrated booklet, printed by this 

 organization and seen by members of our collecting party at the Rota 

 Military Government headquarters, showed pictures of the captive 

 birds before release and indicated that they had been brought for the 

 purpose of controlling destructive insects. Dr. Charles Vaurie has 

 examined these birds and compared them with a series of drongos 

 from Formosa in the collection of the American Museum of Natural 

 History. 



